was replaced by WEC veteran Danny Martinez. Cariaso won the fight via unanimous decision. Cariaso faced Louis Smolka on May 10, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 40. He won the fight via split decision. A rescheduled bout with Kyoji Horiguchi was expected to take place on September 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 52. However, on July 15, 2014 it was announced that Cariaso would receive a title shot against UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson in the co-main event of UFC 177. On August 12, the Johnson/Cariaso bout was moved to the main event of UFC 178. Cariaso lost the bout via submission due to a kimura in the second round. Cariaso faced Henry Cejudo on March 14, 2015 at UFC 185. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Cariaso faced Sergio Pettis on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On February 2, 2016, Cariaso announced that he is retiring from active competition. Mixed martial arts record |- |Loss |align=center|17–8 |Sergio Pettis |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 192 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Houston, Texas, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 17–7 | Henry Cejudo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 185 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 17–6 | Demetrious Johnson | Submission (kimura) | UFC 178 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:29 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 17–5 | Louis Smolka | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 16–5 | Danny Martinez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 169 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 15–5 | Iliarde Santos | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:31 | Barueri, Brazil | |- | Loss | align=center| 14–5 | Jussier Formiga | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil | |- | Loss | align=center| 14–4 | John Moraga | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 155 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 1:11 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 14–3 | Josh Ferguson